News (Consolidated) - UNSOM

13 - 19 June 2020 This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. COVID-19 Afghanistan: Young Afghans speak out for peace – voluntarism in context of the COVID-19 pandemic Young people in Afghanistan have the power to build a…

20 - 26 June 2020 This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. COVID-19 Somalia – UN Envoy calls for continued support to help Somalia’s COVID-19 fight Support provided by international partners has enabled Somalia to…

Briefing to the Security Council on Peace and Security in Africa, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary A. DiCarlo Thank you, Mr. President. The Blue Nile, which contributes approximately 85 per cent of the main Nile volume when it merges with the White Nile in…

Security Council Briefing on the Ninth Report of the Secretary‑General on the Implementation of Resolution 2231 (2015) (S/2020/531), Under-Secretary-General Rosemary A. DiCarlo Mr. President, First let me recognize the presence today of His Excellency, Mr. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State of the…

27 June - 2 July 2020 This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. COVID-19 Somalia – visit to laboratory James Swan, Special Representative and Head of UNSOM, on 29 June visited Somalia’s National Public Health Reference…

3 - 10 July 2020 This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. COVID-19 Afghanistan – Community support crucial for ending domestic violence during COVID-19 A community sensitive to signs of domestic violence is a key…

11 - 17 July 2020 This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. COVID-19 Afghanistan - Essential role of young women and men spotlighted in Kabul symposium Young women and men in Afghanistan have the power to build a culture…

Security Council Briefing on the Situation in Syria by Special Envoy Geir O. Pedersen Mr. President, Minister, Thank you for the opportunity to brief you on Syria and my effort to facilitate the political process pursuant to Security Council resolution 2254. I am joining you today from Geneva, where…

Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen. I thank the co-organizers for convening this timely debate and Foreign Minister Heiko Maas for chairing this meeting. Climate change impacts all of us. Record temperatures, unprecedented sea levels and frequent extreme weather events paint…

1 - 7 August 2020 This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. Lebanon Reactions to Beirut explosions Following the devastating explosions in Beirut this week, Special Coordinator Ján Kubi_ said on 4 August “The sight of…

8 - 14 August 2020 This Week in DPPA is a brief roundup of political and peacebuilding events and developments at UNHQ and around the world. COVID-19 Afghanistan – Access to information more urgent than ever during COVID-19 The importance of public access to information is even more critical during…

Security Council Briefing on Syria, Special Envoy Geir O. Pedersen Thank you so much Mr. President As I brief you today, I remain acutely conscious of the deep suffering of the Syrian people, who in this decade experienced death, injury, displacement, destruction, detention, torture, terror…